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September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, spoke against a proposed Constitutional amendment establishing term limits for members of Congress and a bill that would allow former Presidents to remove any state case they are involved in, both criminal and civil, to federal court, at the Committee markup earlier today

September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – In conjunction with Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Garret Graves (LA-6) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today introduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America’s unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete sol

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United States Congressional Seal
September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – In conjunction with Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Garret Graves (LA-6) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today introduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America’s unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete sol

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September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced legislation to address the epidemic of childhood obesity in America. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to introduce a companion bill in the Senate next week.

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September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today questioned expert witnesses at a commission hearing entitled “Has the U.N. Failed Ukraine and the World?”

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September 26, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today announced $3.5 million in Department of Justice grants to Memphis and Shelby County.

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September 26, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $860,899 to study antibiotics for persistent infections from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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September 25, 2023

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) reacted with disbelief on hearing that state Republican leaders will create a working group to see whether Tennessee can operate its educational programs without federal support.

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September 25, 2023

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $674,128 for extended interventions to promote long-term physical activity in African American cancer survivors from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.